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Value of the lower limit, including the decimal part. 

Value for the upper limit, including the decimal 
part. 

Yes / No: Activating the limits control when 
switching on the unit. The H-L key activates or 
deactivates the limits control. 

Setting of values for dosage. 

Weight set point for speed 1. 

Weight set point for speed 2. 

Type of dosage. Loading (LOAd) or unloading 
(unLOAd). 

Yes / No: Activating the dosage mode when 
switching on the unit.  

 

 

hIGh 

LOW 

ACTIU 

sPEEd1 

dOsI 

sPEEd2 

typE 

ACTIU 

Summary of Contents for K3 SERIES

Page 1: ...1 SERIE K3 K3P K3i K3i Printer MK3 MK3 Printer S3 S5i S7i TCamel 2T ...

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Page 3: ... CODE 20 5 11 PRINTING A WEIGHING TICKET 21 6 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS MENU 23 7 AUTO OFF OPTION 26 8 BACKLIGHTING THE DISPLAY 26 9 SOUND WHEN PRESSING A KEY 27 10 TARE OPTIONS 27 11 Hold MODE 27 12 KEYPAD LOCK 29 13 COMMUNICATION 29 13 1 Remote indicator mode 32 13 2 XTREM mode 32 13 3 PR4 PR6 Q2 printer 33 13 4 Frame format RD3 33 13 5 Frame format USB 34 13 6 Frame format PC0 34 13 7 Communication...

Page 4: ...4 17 WEIGHING OF LIVE ANIMALS 43 18 MOVEMENT FILTER 43 19 INFORMATION TO BE VIEWED 43 20 DIGITAL OUTPUTS 44 21 TECHNICAL SPECS 46 22 CONNECTIONS 48 23 ERROR MESSAGES 50 24 NOTES 51 ...

Page 5: ...s used when pressed it shows the gross weight total weight on the scale and when pressed again it shows the net weight Keeping it pressed for more than one second automatically selects the Weight Limit mode Double pressing it gives access to the limits configuration menu PLU product code Pressing it gives access to the product code memory PLU Keeping it pressed for more than one second leads to th...

Page 6: ...ulated total In menu mode it displays the next option MR and left arrow When pressing on it on the main screen it closes and sends the totalizer ticket data and shows the accumulated weight total In menu mode it returns to the previous menu Enter When pressing on it on the main screen it sends the current weight data to the printer single ticket Keeping it pressed for two seconds activates the blo...

Page 7: ...ry not necessarily a measured value Scale set to zero The weight on the load receptor is lower than interval division Reading in high resolution mode It shows a division 10 times smaller than the one defined in the weighing scale range In double range mode it indicates that the scale s range 1 is being used In double range mode it indicates that the scale s range 2 is being used The weight is belo...

Page 8: ...s 3 Connector for the C1 load receptor platform 4 RS 232 data output 5 Connector for the XTREM platform Connect the AC DC power source to the unit and to a power outlet suitable for charging the battery before its first use Connect the load receptor platform cable in the C1 connector of the K3 indicator ...

Page 9: ...elled Before using the scale check the bubble level included in the actual platform and adjust the levelling feet if necessary Both the K3 indicator and the weight sensors included in the platform are sensitive to changes in ambient temperature To achieve maximum precision we recommend you keep the scale switched on for at least 30 minutes in its set up site before using it ...

Page 10: ...ff when the key is released 4 INITIAL RESET TO ZERO When switching on the unit it will automatically set to zero This will be indicated in the display with the message 00 Automatically resetting to zero at the start requires the scale to remain stable for at least 5 seconds For as long as the scale is moving the 00 indication will be maintained for a maximum of 10 seconds If this time period is ex...

Page 11: ...ncing factor such as an air current or the vibration of a nearby engine that may be producing significant disruption To find out the weight of any object within the scale s maximum range place it on the load receptor platform The zero reading and the stability reading disappears from the indicator the weight value will increase until the stability reading becomes visible again The value indicated ...

Page 12: ...ue with a negative sign To cancel the tare press on the tare button again after emptying the plate Normal tare The tare is automatically deactivated when the plate is emptied The T indicator is switched on intermittently in the LCD display Keeping this key pressed for 2 seconds switches the operating mode from fixed tare to normal tare The default operating mode for tare is preset tare although th...

Page 13: ...he selected record If no value has previously been entered for the selected record the K3 indicator will show the current weight on the scale in the field for editing 3 Enter the desired value by using the ß à arrow keys to change the next digit and the keys to modify the value of each digit Double press the key to validate the content of the display and store it in the indicator memory To cancel ...

Page 14: ... than division during one second This function can be deactivated in the 0 trA option of the configuration menu Pressing on the 0 key also deactivates the tare if it happens to be activated The zeroing of the scale is limited to 4 of its maximum capacity Should this margin be exceeded the display shows the Err0 error message It is possible to change this margin with the NAx 0 option in the configu...

Page 15: ...a 1 kg division in normal mode and in high resolution mode 5 6 HOLD MODE Double pressing the PLU key activates deactivates the HOLD mode For an instant the display shows the hOLd1 message to indicate that it has been activated or the hOLd0 message to indicate that it has been deactivated When this operating mode is activated the weight of the last load placed on the plate always remains on the dis...

Page 16: ...al defined by the lower limit and the upper limit The colour of the display s backlighting changes to red when the weight is outside the interval defined by the upper and lower limit and changes to green when the weight is within said interval The 4 segments of this reading are activated proportionally to the difference between the net weight on the scale and the value of the lower or upper limit ...

Page 17: ...g the weight set point established for SPEED2 fine flow contact K3 is opened and contact K2 is closed to indicate that the dispense cycle has finished The light of the LCD display changes to green to indicate that the dispense cycle has finished Relay K2 signalling the end of the dispense cycle stays closed until the weight is removed from the scale It is not possible to initiate a new dispense cy...

Page 18: ...l change from 1 to 20 depending on the selected record When deactivating the piece counter mode the Cnt of message appears for a moment before returning to weight reading mode If the unit weight value of the selected record is outside the scale s measurement range the indicator will automatically show the CAL uW option in the configuration menu of the piece counter mode This option allows the unit...

Page 19: ...g the unit weight of a piece these are the steps to follow 1 Make sure that the scale is set to zero the reading should appear on the display If necessary place an empty receptacle on the load receptor to contain the sample of pieces and perform a tare 2 Double press on the U key The first option in the piece counter configuration menu will appear n Clu Press the key 3 Enter the piece counter reco...

Page 20: ...ation menu to select or edit a record The K3 indicator has a memory with 85 PLU records This memory allows a 6 character alphanumerical information field to be associated to each one of these records This information is printed on the weighing labels if a PLU record has previously been selected The possible options are Selection of the number of PLU records 1 85 Inputting the 6 character alphanume...

Page 21: ... and time the ticket s serial number gross weight tare and net weight If the indicator is in piece counter mode the ticket shows the number of pieces the unit weight and the tare The date and time are only available if the optional real time clock accessory is installed Additionally you can print a 3 line header and a footer line with constant information 1 Weighing ticket in weight indicator mode...

Page 22: ...e first object to be included in the ticket and press the M key The weight shown on the display is printed and added to the accumulated total Repeat this operation to add and print each one of the subsequent weighings At the end of each weighing sum the total accumulated sum appears in the display To complete the ticket and print the line for the total press on the MR key You can view the total at...

Page 23: ...mode weight mode Moves to the next menu option in the left direction or changes between the different values It is possible to assign to a particular option Moves to the next level of the options menu or shows the current value of an option When changing the selected value for an option using the ß and à keys pressing this key will validate the change In edition mode manual input of a parameter va...

Page 24: ...YES nO Serial port 1 Wireless option installed WIFI x Pr4 w GrAN0 GrAN9 Serial port 1 Wi Fi network selection CON 2 S Nod2 PrInt COnt StAb nonE Serial port 2 Data transmission mode ForN 2 Pr4 Pr6 PC 0 Usb Usbfr Rd3 Format of frame data sent K3 REN SOlEtI Q2 tIcKt tINE yEAr NOnth dAy hOur NInut Inputting date and time SEr n 00000 Editing ticket number A Cut Off On Automatic paper cutting dEC S dOt ...

Page 25: ...ng unit weight from a sample u wEIG 00000 Piece counter Manually inputting the factor for calculating unit weight D Out NOdE dOSI ChECk Digital outputs Operating mode tESt rELE 1 rELE 2 rELE 3 Digital outputs ON OFF test for each relay h L LOw 00000 Checkweigher mode Lower limit hIGh 00000 Checkweigher mode Upper limit ActIV On Off Checkweigher mode Activating limit control dOSI SPEED1 00000 Dosag...

Page 26: ...activity The device switches off automatically after 1 30 hours of inactivity 8 BACKLIGHTING THE DISPLAY This option controls the performance of the LCD display backlight Together with the Auto off option it reduces power consumption and extends battery life The unit is deemed to be inactive if the scale is set to zero and there are no changes in the weight reading and no key is pressed The possib...

Page 27: ...he default option Auto tare When a stable weight is detected the indicator sets a tare automatically When the plate is emptied the tare disappears reverts to zero Yes default option The weight needs to be stable to set a tare 11 Hold MODE The hold mode is activated by double pressing the key When this operating mode is activated the weight value for the last load placed on the platform always rema...

Page 28: ...validate The SAVE message will appear to indicate that the configuration has been stored in the unit s non volatile memory Once this option is selected it is recorded in the non volatile memory and it is no longer necessary to repeat this operation until you decide to change the mode of use Once the operating mode is selected for the hold key press repeatedly on the ESC key to return to the weight...

Page 29: ...eping the key pressed for more than 2 seconds 13 COMMUNICATION The K3 indicator can be connected to other devices to send and receive information via an RS 232 interface standard or a Wi Fi 802 11 interface optional The K3 indicator can have up to 2 serial RS232 outputs The second serial output is supplied optionally In the rS232 menu it is possible to configure the different data transmission opt...

Page 30: ...me there is a new stable weight on the scale Operation as remote indicator only available for COM1 Operation as a digital weight reading for a scale equipped with XTREM This option is only available for the COM1 port The serial port is deactivated both for transmitting and for receiving data Format of frame data to be transmitted Enables selecting the following options Connection to model PR4 prin...

Page 31: ...l weight repeater display Connection to Q2 labeller A ticket is sent in a format for this printer model Connection to SOLETI labeller A ticket is sent in a format for this printer model Frame data in a format for connection from another GRAM weight indicator running as a remote display Only available for COM1 Wireless mode for use with GRAM wireless adapters Only available for COM1 Wi Fi 802 11 mo...

Page 32: ... the Cont option data transmission in continuous mode 13 2 XTREM mode When selecting the xtrEN option as the operating mode for the serial port CON1 in the options menu S NOD1 the K3 indicator will operate as the terminal of a digital scale equipped with the XTREM weight transmitter The weight measurement is performed by the XTREM equipment installed in the scale s weight load receptor whereas the...

Page 33: ...3 as an analogue weight indicator and to have access to the options and configuration menu press the following keys at the same time and 13 3 PR4 PR6 Q2 printer When selecting this option the scale will send weight information in a ticket print format for GRAM PR4 PR6 printers or Q2 labeller The ticket can have up to 3 header lines and 1 footer line The header and footer content is programmable by...

Page 34: ...ith a keypad input in the PC If using a French AZERTY keypad select the USBFR format 13 6 Frame format PC0 The indicator sends the following byte frames always 14 bytes in length 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 02h 69h 20h 20h 20h 30h 2Eh 30h 30h 30h 6Bh 67h 0Dh 03h STX I spc spc spc 0 0 0 0 k g CR ETX 0 Start of text 1 Status tare zero net stable unstable 2 Sign blank space if value is positive o...

Page 35: ...d always 0 Bit 6 40h The weight is stable Bit 7 Not used always 0 Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 N A Stability N A N A Zero N A Tare B W Examples The status byte is 61h a 61h 20h 41h è Bit 7 Bit 6 stable Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 no zero Bit 2 Bit 1 Tare off Bit 0 Gross 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 The status byte is 69h i 69h 20h 49h è Bit 7 Bit 6 stable Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 zero Bit 2 Bit 1 Tare off Bi...

Page 36: ...it 1 Tare on Bit 0 Gross 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 The status byte is 6Ah j 6Ah 20h 4Ah è Bit 7 Bit 6 stable Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 zero Bit 2 Bit 1 Tare on Bit 0 Net 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 The status byte is 6Bh k 6Ah 20h 4Ah è Bit 7 Bit 6 stable Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 zero Bit 2 Bit 1 Tare on Bit 0 Gross 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 ...

Page 37: ...erforms auto zeroing t The scale performs a tare f Increases the value of the digital filter 1 4 If the filter is 4 the f command sets the filter to 1 H1 Programs line 1 of the ticket header and responds H1 OK H2 Programs line 2 of the ticket header and responds H2 OK H3 Programs line 3 of the ticket header and responds H3 OK F1 Programs the ticket s footer line and responds F1 OK For commands H1 ...

Page 38: ...et or a ticket with accumulated total Automatic paper cutting ON OFF This function is only possible with ESC Pos printers equipped with paper cutting device Programming the ticket header and footer is not performed via the scale s keypad but via the RS 232 serial port In the downloads zone of our website a program for PC is available with Microsoft Windows operative system for performing this func...

Page 39: ...ero setting device Possible options are MAX zero is allowed for any weight on the scale or OIML follows established rules by the OIML R76 EN 45501 technical regulation Zero tracking device activated or deactivated Show zero indicator in the display Yes No Settings menu for the instrument 15 1 Settings menu The settings menu can be directly accessed when switching on the unit To do this switch on t...

Page 40: ...ernal information of the equipment do not do it without technical advice The equipment may become temporarily unusable ADC span pre calibration Only to be used at factory using the correct load cell reference 15 2 Scale calibration 1 With the platform free of any load select the CALIB option 2 The display will show that the initial zero value is in progress with the blinking message CAL 0 3 Once t...

Page 41: ...he initial welcome message are completed the user will be asked to input the value corresponding to the geographical zone where the scale will be used Once the value has been entered for the geographical zone in which the scale is used it is recorded in the non volatile memory and will not be requested again The geographical area where the scale is used can be modified later whenever you wish by e...

Page 42: ... 58 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 48 58 50 06 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 50 06 51 13 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 51 13 52 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 52 22 53 31 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 53 31 54 41 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 54 41 55 52 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 55 52 57 04 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 57 04 58 17 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 58 ...

Page 43: ... on the load receptor platform 18 MOVEMENT FILTER When activating the movement filter the indicator does not show inconsistent changes of more than one division with a duration of less than 100ms The result is that the indicator retains the last stable value while the weight has no consistent movement in the same direction Put another way a sudden quick blow on the scale does not have any effect o...

Page 44: ...a receptacle on the scale loading or for emptying a receptacle unloading The options in this section of the menu are the following Running mode for controlling the optional relay board The relay outputs will be controlled by the H L running mode The K1 relay closes when the weight on the scale is greater than the limit hIGh The K2 relay closes when the weight is between the LOW and hIGh limits The...

Page 45: ...its control when switching on the unit The H L key activates or deactivates the limits control Setting of values for dosage Weight set point for speed 1 Weight set point for speed 2 Type of dosage Loading LOAd or unloading unLOAd Yes No Activating the dosage mode when switching on the unit hIGh LOW ACTIU sPEEd1 dOsI sPEEd2 typE ACTIU ...

Page 46: ...2 max 6 wires User interface Main indicator 6 digit LCD 25 4 mm in height and weight limits visualizer Backlit with 3 LED RGB back light panel Keypad 11 key keypad Acoustic warning Piezoelectric intermittent sound mini buzzer 2300 300 Hz y 85 dB Communications Port Tx Rx Port 1 Two way RS 232C Port Tx Rx Port 2 Transmission only RS 232C Transmission speed 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 1152...

Page 47: ...ge 5ºC 35ºC Size mm 220 x 180 x 83 Weight kg 1 5 including battery Assembly Desktop Optional Swivel mount wall column Tightness IP 65 K3 IP 67 K3i Thermal printer K3iP and MK3P models Printer life 6000000 printed lines Resolution 8 dots mm Print speed 30 mm sec Paper type Thermal paper reel 57mm wide 30 mm ø Print width 48 mm Print sizes 6x8 points 8x16 points 12x24 points ...

Page 48: ...onnector load cell PIN No SIGNAL TYPE A TYPE B PIN 1 SIG Blue White PIN 2 SIG Brown Green PIN 3 MESH Mesh Mesh PIN 4 EXC Black Black PIN 5 SENSE Blue PIN 6 EXC Red Red PIN 7 SENSE Yellow 4 MULTI PIN MOBILE MALE P700 7 PINES ...

Page 49: ...BILE MALE P700 8 PINES 6 MULTI PIN MOBILE MALE P700 5 PINES RS 232 serial output XTREM scale connector PIN No SIGNAL PIN 4 RxD PIN 5 TxD PIN 6 GND PIN No SIGNAL PIN 1 Vcc PIN 2 TxD PIN 3 RxD PIN 4 No conectado PIN 5 GND ...

Page 50: ...ing initial zeroing Empty the load receptor before switching on the scale Err N Calibration weight Max Calibration weight should be Max Err d The division should be 10 ADC counts Resolution is too high Change the division to a higher value Err C A stable measurement could not be obtained for setting the scale O L Overload Weight Max 9 div LOCK The keypad locking function is activated Unlock the ke...

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